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GUNSBOKOCJGH. 156 CiUl r 'S CLIFF. GUNSBOROUGH, a vil. in the par. of Galey, bar. of Iraghticonncr, co. Kerry, prov. of Minister, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Listowel. Hero is a dispensary within the Listowel Poor-law Union. Gunsborough House is the neighbouring seat. GUNTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Owston, W. div. of the hund. of Manley, parts of Lindsey, co. Lin- coln, 5 miles N. of Gainsborough. It is situated on the banks of the river Trent. GUNTHORPE, a hmlt. ill the par. of Paston, lib. of Peterborough, co. Northampton, 3 miles N. of Peter- borough. GUNTHORPE, a tnshp. in the soke of Oakham, co. Rutland, 2 miles S. of Oakham. It is situated on the river Gwash. Here was formerly a village. GUNTHORPE, a par. in the hund. of Holt, co. Norfolk, 5 miles S.E. of Walsingham, and 6 N.E. of Fakenham. Thetford is its post town. The nearest railway station is at Fakenham. The land is chiefly arable. The village is small and chiefly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 310 18s. Oti. The living is a rect. united with that of Bale, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 534. The church is a handsome edifice, with a square embattled tower, dedicated to St. Mary. The register commences in the year 1684. There are small charities for the poor of about 25s. per annum. GUNTHORPE, a tnshp. in the pur. of Lowdham, S. div. of the wap. of Thurgarton, co. Nottingham, 3 miles N.W. of Bingham. It is situated on the river Trent, and the Lowdham station on the Midland line of railway is about 2 miles from the village. The Weslcyans have a chapel. F. Wright, Esq., is lord of the manor. GUNTHWAITE, a tnshp. in Penistone rape, wap. of Staincross, West Riding co. York, 7 miles W. of Barnes- ley. This was formerly a seat of the Bosville family, through whom it came to Lord Macdonald. GUNTON, a par. in the hund. of North Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 5 miles S. of Croiner, and 5 N.W. of North Walsham, its post town. The parish is well wooded, and the land chiefly meadow and pasture. The village con- sists of a few farmhouses. The road through the park to Thorpe passes under the arch of an elegant tower, 120 feet high. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 100. The living is a reet.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with the vie. of Hanworth annexed, 20G. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. Guuton Park, which is<rvcry extensive, occupying nearly the whole of the parish, is the seat of Lord Sufficld, lord of the manor. GUNTON, a par. in the hund. of Mutford, co. Suffolk, 2 miles N.W. of Lowestoft, its post town, and 8 S. of Yarmouth. It is situated on the sea-coast, and has a fine view over the German Ocean. The village is very small. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 145. The living is a rect. in the dioe. of Norwich, val. 149. The church, a small edifice with round tower, dedicated to St. Peter, was built in 1700. The two principal resi- dences are the New and Old Halls. GUNVILLE, a tythg. in the par. of Tarrant Gunville, hund. of Badbury, co. Dorset, 4 miles N.E. of Blandford. GUNWALLOE, a par. in the W. div. of the hund. of Kcrrier, co. Cornwall, 5 miles S. of Hclston. The par. extends along the coast of Mount's Bay. The village is small. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Breage, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church, which is situated close to the sea-shore, is an ancient edifice with a low detached tower. The Wesleyans have a chapel. GUR, a lough in co. Limerick, Ireland. It is situated a short distance to the N.E. of Bruft', and measures 5 miles in circumference. On Knockaden Island in this lough is the ancient castle of the Desmonds ; also extensive Druidical remains. In the adjoining bog have been found bones of a gigantic species of moose deer. GURNET'S HEAD, 4 miles W.S.W. of St. Ives, co. Cornwall. GURNEY, a lythg. in the par. of Maple Durham, co. Oxford, 4 miles N.W. of Reading. GURTEES , a hmlt. in the bar. of Corran, co. Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, G miles S.W. of Ballyna- gad. There are also several private seats of this na in Tipperary and Waterford. GURTH-GOGO, a tnshp. in the par. of Abergele, co J Denbigh, 2 miles from Denbigh. GURTLOWNEEN, a vil. in the par. of Killery, bar. of Tiraghrill, co. Sligo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, a short distance from Collooncy. GURWOS, a parcel in the par. of Ystradgunlais, co. Brecon, 9 miles N.E. of Neath. GUSSAGE, a chplry. united with Minchington, in the par. of Handley, co. Dorset, 6 miles W. of Cranborne.1 The chapel-of-ease is dedicated to St. Andrew. GUSSAGE, a par. in the hund. of Knowlton, co.l Dorset, 6 miles W. of Cranborne. The land is chiefly arable. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 580, the greater part of which is paid to j the Archdeacon of Dorset. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 85, in the patron, of the Arch- ; deacon of Dorset. There is a National school. GUSSAGE, a par. in the hund. of Badbury, co. Dor- set, 6 miles S.W. of Cranborne, and 1 mile N.W. of Gussage All Saints. It contains the hmlt. of Sutton. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Salisbury, val. 393. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a handsome edifice with embattled tower. Here are extensive earth- works thrown up by the Belgte. GUSTON, a par. in the hund. of Bewsborough, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2 miles N. of Dover. The road from Dover to Deal passes through the parish. The land is chiefly arable, with some pasture and woodland. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 66, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is a small ancient structure of flint. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a school for both sexes. GUTHLAXTON, a hund. in the co. Leicester, con- taining the pars, of Arnesby, Ashby Magna, Ashby Parva, Bitteswell, Blaby, Broughton-Astley, Brunting- tliorpe, Catthorpe, Cosby, Cottesbach, Duntoii-Bassett, Foston, Frowlesworth, Gillmorton, Kilby, Kilworth (North and South), Kimeoto, Leire, Lutterworth, Mis- terton, Oadby, Peatling Magna, Peatling Parva, Shawell, Swinford, Westrill, Whetstone with Endcrby, Wigston Magna, Willoughby- Waterless, and parts of Aylestone, Claybrooke, Knaploft, St. Margaret, and St. Mary, to- ; gcther comprising about 64,000 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeac. of Leicester, and dioc. of Peterborough. GUTHRIE, a par. in the district of the Sidlaws, co. j Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles S. of Brechin. It is a station on the Arbroath and Forfar railway, Arbroath being its post town. The par. is separated into two parts, North and South, 6 miles distant from each other. The upper div. is 3 miles long by 3 wide, and is bounded on the S. by the Lunan water; the lower div., called Kirk-j buddo, is about 5 miles in circumference. The surface is flat and moorish, but lies at a very high elevation. This par. is in the presb. of Arbroath, and synod of Angus and Mcarns. The minister has a stipend of 158. The church was built in 1826, and is situated in the N.v division. The landowners are, Guthrie of Guthrie, Oamegy of Lower Guthrie, and Ogilvy of Kirkbuddo. Guthrie Castle was built by Sir Alex. Guthrie, who was killed at Flodden. GUTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Brandistone, hund of Eynsford, co. Norfolk, 3 miles S.E. of Reepham. It is entered in Domesday Survey as Gutheketunu, and was then a considerable town. GUY'S CLIFF, a hmlt. in the par. of Leek-Wootton, hund. of Knightlow, co. Warwick, 2 miles N. of War- wick. It is a charming spot on the banks of the river Avon, where Guy of Warwick is said to have retired after his conflict with Colebrand the Dane. On the site of tho supposed hermitage, Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, built a chantry in the reign of Henry VI and caused a gigantic statue of his celebrated ancestc Guy, to be carved out of the solid rock, which still exis though in a mutilated condition. The chantry was one time held by tho antiquary, John Rous, and is no